Terinos tethys

Terinos tethys
Terinos tethys udaios in Adalbert Seitz's Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Terinos
Species:
T. tethys
Binomial name
Terinos tethys
(Hewitson, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Terinos wahnesi Heller, 1902

Terinos tethys is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is endemic to New Guinea in the Australasian realm.[2]

Subspecies

  • T. t. tethys (Misool, New Guinea)
  • T. t. udaios Fruhstorfer, 1906 (New Guinea: Humboldt Bay)
  • T. t. wahnesi Heller, 1902 (New Guinea: Huon Peninsula)

References

  1. ^ Hewitson, 1862 Illustrations of New Species of Exotic Butterflies Selected Chiefly from the Collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson [4]
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
Wikispecies has information related to Terinos tethys.
  • Terinos at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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